By introducing the concepts of mindfulness to bodywork, we are acknowledging the important role the body has in relation to our state of mind. When my body is stressed, it will likely produce a physical environment that tells our mind that we are in a state of stress. This we know and have accepted for a long time. What we also know, but may as a culture be less familiar with, is that this phenomenon of body-mind communication occurs in the opposite direction, from mind-to-body.